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任何

rèn hé · ren he

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. any; whatever; whichever
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Not seeing anyone today

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，今天(jīntiān)出来(chūlái)玩(wán)吧(ba)？

    Dengdeng, come out and play today?

  2. Dengdeng

    不(bù)去(qù)，今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)见(jiàn)任何(rènhé)人(rén)。

    No. Today I do not want to see anyone.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)不能(bùnéng)去(qù)找(zhǎo)你(nǐ)吗(ma)？

    Then can I not come to see you either?

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)当然(dāngrán)可以(kěyǐ)来(lái)！

    Of course you can come!

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)在(zài)你(nǐ)家(jiā)门口(ménkǒu)了(le)。

    I am already at your door.

  6. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)不(bù)见(jiàn)任何(rènhé)人(rén)，只(zhǐ)见(jiàn)你(nǐ)。

    Fine. I will see no one, only you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)没(méi)有(yǒu)任(rèn)何(hé)可(kě)以(yǐ)谈(tán)这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)的(de)朋(péng)友(yǒu)。

I have no friend with whom to talk about it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ruicong · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)觉(jué)得(de)一(yí)部(bù)电(diàn)影(yǐng)比(bǐ)任(rèn)何(hé)书(shū)都(dōu)有(yǒu)趣(qù)。

I think a movie is more entertaining than any book.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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任
rèn

to assign; to appoint

何
hé

what; how

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